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“AyuSamvad”, the Public Awareness Lecture series of AYUSH Ministry, focusses on Management of Covid19 : AYUSH Minister
The AyuSamvad Lecture Series campaign will specifically focus on the role of Ayurveda in the Preventive, Promotive, Curative and Rehabilitative Management of COVID 19, as informed to the Lok Sabha today by Shri KirenRijiju, the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and additional charge of Minister of State  of the Ministry of AYUSH. The All India Institute of Ayurveda , an autonomous organization under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH is organizing this public awareness campaign program on “Ayurveda and Covid 19 Pandemic” with the objective to create awareness among common people.
The Hon’ble Minister clarified this in response to a question from five Members of Parliament, namely, Shri Nayab Singh, Shri Subrat Pathak, Dr. Ram Shankar Katheria, Shri RavindraKushwaha, and Shri Ravi Kishan.
As further clarified by the Hon’ble Minister in his reply, the AyuSamvad Campaign started with the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, organizing an online “Training of Trainers”programme from 18-21 Jan, 2021 for all state Directors, Principals of Ayurveda Colleges, Medical Officers, PG &Ph.D scholars and other stake holders. The trained personnel from this programme go on to organise lectures for Government Offices, Non-Government sector employees, schools, colleges, panchayati raj institutions, gram sabhas, industries, various housing societies, NGOs, Mahilaudyogs, Asha workers and health staff etc.across the nation.
As already clarified by the AYUSH Ministry in an earlier communication, the AyuSamvadcampaign ensures the uniformity of information through structured training inputs delivered to approximately one crore target audience across India through five Lakh lectures. This campaign is expected to be beneficial in conveying the potential role of Ayurveda in the management against COVID 19 and also for Post Covid Management. The AYUSH Wings of various States and UTs will also contribute to the Campaign through State AYUSH Directors and NAM team.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
MOHUA launches Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries
Benefits of various central schemes to be extended for holistic socio-economic upliftment
Pilot programme to run in Gaya, Indore, Kakching, Nizamabad, Rajkot and Varanasi
Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched a programme of Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families today, as an additional component of PM SVANidhi Scheme, in the presence of representatives of various Central Ministries and State officials. Under this, a complete profile of each PM SVANidhi beneficiary and their family members will be prepared. Based on the profiled data, benefits of the various eligible Central Schemes would be extended to them for their holistic socio-economic upliftment.
The launch has been in the context of the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister that PM SVANidhi scheme should not be seen merely from the perspective of extending loans to street vendors but should also be seen as an instrument for outreach to street vendors and their families for their holistic development and socio-economic upliftment.
In the first phase, 125 cities have been selected for the programme. The profile will identify potential eligibility of beneficiaries and their family members for select Central Government schemes and facilitate linkages. Besides this, the States/ UTs would also have an option to extend their respective State/ UT specific welfare schemes to them. M/s Quality Council of India  has been appointed as implementing partner for the programme.
Prior to the complete roll out, MoHUA will run a pilot program in six cities, namely Gaya, Indore, Kakching, Nizamabad, Rajkot, and Varanasi.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  is implementing Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi  Scheme since June 1, 2020, with an objective to provide affordable working capital loan up to ₹10,000 to Street Vendors for facilitating resumption of their livelihoods adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- Over 160 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,24,051
- Active cases stand at 5.03%
- Recovery Rate currently at 93.69%
- 2,23,990 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,58,07,029
- 3,17,532 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- 9,287 Total Omicron cases detected so far; an increase of 3.63% since yesterday
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 70.93 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 19,35,180 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Amendment in maintenance and welfare of parents and senior Citizens act, 2007.
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens  Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11-12-2019, which interalia includes Homecare services for senior citizens who suffer from difficulties in performing activities of daily life due to any physical or mental impairment.
Maintaining law and order is a State subject. In order to curb crime against senior citizens, the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens  Bill, 2019 has provision for one Nodal Officer for senior citizens in every Police Station and a Special Police Unit for Senior Citizens in each district.
The Present mandate of the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly  is to complete the ongoing projects in the scheme.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Revised Cost of Estimates  for 13 new Central Universities in the States of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir , Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, set up under Central Universities Act, 2009
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval forincurring an expenditure of Rs.3639.32 core for the 13 new Central Universitiesfor recurring cost and creation of necessary infrastructure for completion of the campuses. The work will be completed within a period of 36 months.
The Cabinet has also given ex-post facto approval for an amount of Rs.1474.65 crore, being the amount spent over and above the earlier Cabinet approval of Rs.3000 crore for these Central Universities.
The new Central Universities in the States of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir , Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu were established under Central Universities Act, 2009. These include:
- Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar
- Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh
- Central University of Jammu, Jammu
- Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi
- Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar
- Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga
- Central University of Kerala, Kasargod
- Central University of Orissa, Koraput
- Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda
- Central University of Rajasthan, Bandersindri, Rajasthan
- Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur
- Central University of Gujarat, Gujarat
- Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Impact:
This would increase access to higher education and set exemplary standards for other Universities to emulate. It will also help in minimizing the regional imbalances in educational facilities.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
People show awareness and self-responsibility on COVID-19 along with economic activities being resumed
Chandigarh, April 28,2020
People have shown awareness and self-responsibility on COVID-19 along with economic activities being resumed in the region. This can also be seen in the light of the Prime Minister stating on Monday in an interaction with CMs of the states that we have to give importance to the economy as well as continue the fight against COVID-19. The government has made a number of relaxations from 20 April 2020 in non-containment zones for selected activities.
The Lockdown has yielded positive results as the country has managed to save thousands of lives in the past one and a half months. The situation in many countries, including India, was almost similar at the start of March. However, due to timely measures, India has been able to protect many people. The sense of responsibility in the lockdown situation amongst the people is evident from the following.
Mohammad Irfan from Panchkula says that we are praying in our homes as mass gathering is not allowed. While supporting the lockdown measures he also said it is important for everyone’s health to comply with government guidelines in the light of situation due to COVID-19. Anganwadi worker Shashibala from Palwal district in Haryana is also a Corona warrior in her own way. She said that after carrying out her daily routine, she and her group of Anganwadi workers make masks which are distributed free to the people. Police personnel in Lahaul & Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh are not the ones who are leaving anything to fate as they can be seen training the rural women folk about the precautions to be taken in view of COVID-19. Taking no chances, government agencies also ensure to avoid crowd gathering when providing services.
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The relaxations have come as a relief to farmers in the region due to ongoing harvesting season as 55-60% of wheat crop in Haryana and 60-65% in Punjab have been harvested as per the reports provided by the states. It has also been ensuring the livelihood of industries associated with the agricultural sector like combine and thresher manufacturing units.
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To bring the people of India together in a resolute fight against COVID-19, the AarogyaSetu app was also launched by Government of India which uses cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence which enable people to assess themselves the risk of their catching the Corona Virus infection.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Subsidy on Cooking Gas
Government modulates the effective price to consumer for Domestic LPG. Under the Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG  scheme, the subsidy, as admissible, is credited to the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries. Further, Government has started a subsidy scheme exclusively for poor households. W.e.f. 21st May, 2022, Government is giving a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  beneficiaries for upto 12 refills a year for years 2022-23 and 2023-24.
During the period 2020-21 to 2022-23, the average Saudi CP  went up from $415 per MT to $712 per MT. However, the increase in international prices was not fully passed on to Indian citizens, due to which the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  suffered under recoveries of approximately Rs.28000 crore on sale of domestic LPG. To compensate this, the Government approved a one-time compensation of Rs.22,000 crore to OMCs in FY 2022-23. During Covid Pandemic, Government provided about 14.17 Crore free LPG refills to PMUY households under Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Package during 2020.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy  rates for Phosphatic and Potassic  fertilizers for Kharif Season 
Subsidy approved by the Cabinet is Rs.60,939.23 crore for NBS – Kharif season 2022
Over 50% increase in per bag subsidy over last year
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for Nutrient Based Subsidy  rates for Phosphatic and Potassic  fertilizers for Kharif Season - 2022 .
Financial Implications:
Subsidy approved by Cabinet for the NBS Kharif-2022  will be Rs. 60,939.23 Crores including support for indigenous fertilizer  through freight subsidy and additional support for indigenous manufacturing and imports of DAP.
Benefits:
The increase in the international prices of Di-ammonium phosphate  and its raw materials have been primarily absorbed by the Union Government. The Union Government has decided to provide subsidy of Rs. 2501 per bag on DAP instead of existing subsidy of Rs.1650 per bag which is a 50% increase over the last year’s subsidy rates. The increase in the prices of DAP & its raw material is in the range of approx. 80%. It will help farmers to receive notified P&K fertilizers on subsidized, affordable and reasonable rates and support the agriculture sector.
Implementation Strategy and targets:
The subsidy on P&K fertilizers will be provided based on the NBS rates for Kharif season -2022  to ensure smooth availability of these fertilizers to the farmers at affordable prices.
Background:
Government is making available fertilizers, namely Urea and 25 grades of P&K fertilizers to farmers at subsidized prices through fertilizer manufacturers/ importers. The subsidy on P&K fertilizers is being governed by NBS Scheme w.e.f 01.04.2010. In accordance with its farmer friendly approach, the Govt. is committed to ensure the availability of P&K fertilizers to the farmers at affordable prices. In view of steep increase in the international prices of fertilizers & inputs i.e. Urea, DAP, MOP and Sulphur, Government has decided to absorb the increased prices by increasing subsidy on P&K fertilizers including DAP. The subsidy would be released to fertilizer companies as per approved rates so that they can make available fertilizers to farmers at an affordable price than it would have been otherwise.
Ministry of Defence
INS TRIKAND PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXERCISE/ CUTLASS EXPRESS 23 
INS Trikand is participating in the International Maritime Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023  being held in the Gulf region from 26 Feb to 16 Mar 23. She will exercise with participants from over 50 nations and international maritime agencies with the common aim of enhancing maritime security and keeping sea lanes in the region safe for maritime commerce.
IMX/CE-23 is one of the largest multinational maritime exercises in the world. While this is Indian Navy’s maiden IMX participation, it also marks the second occasion where an Indian Naval ship is participating in an exercise conducted by the CMF. Earlier, in Nov 22, INS Trikand had participated in the CMF led Operation Sea Sword 2.
Participation in exercises like Sea Sword 2 and IMX/CE-23 enables the Indian Navy in strengthening relationships and enhancing interoperability and collective maritime capability with maritime partners in the IOR. It also enables the Navy contribute constructively to regional stability and security.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Budgetary support is provided for installation of Radiological Detection Equipment at some airports
The safety and security equipment are provided in the airports as per the specifications laid by Directorate General of Civil Aviation , the aviation safety regulator and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security , the aviation security regulator. DGCA publishes Civil Aviation Requirements  for ensuring safety of the airports and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security  issues AvSec orders/circulars for strengthening security at airports, in accordance with guidelines laid down by International Civil Aviation Organization .
The airport operators provide required infrastructure/equipment for safety and security of airports. The investment on security and safety equipment expenditure made by the airport operator is regulated by Airport Economic Regulatory Authority . Some of these equipment provided by Airport Operators are:
- BDDS equipment at Hypersensitive & Sensitive Airports
- Computer Tomography - Explosive Detection System
- In Line Baggage Screening system
- Explosive Trace Detector and Metal Detector
- Perimeter Intrusion Detection System
- Automated Tray Retrieval System 
- Fire Prevention and Protection systems
- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting  services
Ministry of Civil Aviation has provided budgetary support for installation of Radiological Detection Equipment  at some airports through the implementing agency i.e Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The total expenditure incurred so far on RDE project by BCAS is Rs.60.76 Crore.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation  V. K. Singh  in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Central GST Delhi North Commissionerate has busted a racket of issuance of fake invoices without actual supply of goods and services.
Central GST Delhi North Commissionerate has busted a racket of issuance of fake invoices without actual supply of goods and services. Two individuals – Asrar Akhtar and Vikas Singh have been arrested in this matter and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate , New Delhi at Patiala House Courts. The accused and their associates were found to be operating 19 fake firms created to facilitate fraudulent Input Tax Credit , thus defrauding the Exchequer. Prima facie fraudulent ITC of about Rs 25 crores has been detected to have been passed on using invoices involving an amount of Rs 137 crores.
The modus operandi of these individuals and their associates Sabban Ahmed and Arif, inter alia, involved issuance of fake invoices of firms registered across Delhi NCR from a premise in Azadpur, Delhi. Voluminous incriminating documents such as fake invoices, diaries, letter-heads, rubber stamps of fake firms, cheque books, transporter’s consignment notes as well as electronic devices have been recovered. Investigations are underway to identify other individuals and firms involved in this racket.
The accused have committed offences under the provisions of Section 132 of the CGST Act 2017, which are cognizable and non-bailable under Section 132 and punishable under Section 132 of the said Act. Accordingly, Asrar Akhtar and Vikas Singh were arrested on 01.08.19 and have been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days on 02.08.2019.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh speaks to Assam CM and offers all possible flood assistance from DoNER Ministry
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today spoke to Chief Minister Assam, Shri Sarbanand Sonawal on telephone and offered whatever possible flood assistance from the DoNER Ministry to restore and repair infrastructure damages caused by incessant rains, floods and landslides.
Later, Dr Jitendra Singh said that North Eastern Council , under the aegis of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , will extend whatever possible help for restoration and repair of damaged infrastructures, in the wake of incessant rains and floods.
Further, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region will also coordinate financial and other help from other agencies of government and other sources. He said, well-being and concern of the people of the North East is top priority of the Modi government.
The Minister of Development of North Eastern Region also informed that the Central Government is constantly monitoring the flood situation in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and other affected States in the North East. He said, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is personally inquiring about it and taking regular updates.
As DoNER Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh said, he is in constant touch with the respective Chief Ministers and State Governments.
DoNER Minister informed that the flood this year in the State of Assam has severely affected around 56 lacs of people in 30 districts, taking the death toll to over 120 so far. He said, there have already been three waves of floods this year causing extensive damage and disruption to normal life and a huge burden on the State of Assam which is now facing twin challenges along with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The floods have affected both human lives and the rich wildlife, he added.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the rescue and relief measures are in full swing. The State is also doing its best to rescue animals including those in Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary with improved techniques and resources, he said.
Both Central and State Governments are working in tandem to deal with this natural disaster, said the Minister. The Union Home Ministry is also monitoring the situation on a daily basis, he added.
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Ministry of Railways
Railways and C-DoT to work together for modernization of Telecommunication in Indian Railways for Public Safety and Security Services
MoU signed for provision of Telecommunication facilities in the delivery and implementation of C-DOT’s Telecom Solutions and services in Railways
Ministry of Railways on Wednesday, 27th April, 2022 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Development of Telematics  to establish a robust collaborative working partnership for coordination and resource sharing with respect to provision of Telecommunication facilities in the delivery and implementation of C-DOT’s Telecom Solutions and services in Railways.
With this MoU, CDoT and Ministry of Railways will work together for modernization of Telecommunication in Indian Railways for Public Safety and Security Services using LTE-R following world standards, 5G Use Cases in Indian Railways in line with Make in India  policy, Internet of Things / Machine to Machine  Applications, Unified Network Management System, OFC Monitoring/Network Management System , Video Conference software , Chatting application, Routers, Switches and soon.
The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Shri Rajkumar Upadhyay, Executive Director of C-DOT and Smt. Aruna Singh, Additional Member/Telecom/Railway Board, in the presence of other senior officers of both the organizations.
The synergy between C-DOT and Ministry of Railways will help in providing indigenous affordable telecom equipment & services for train operation, public safety and security applications by lowering the total cost of ownership, boost the make in India initiative of Government of India and help in bridging the digital divide in the country.